I dunno about common, but not rare. I run into them all the time.
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A Star with RINGS! How???
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secondary (& beyond) ringed stars are quite common (even of the KGBFOAM variety) in the sense that I've seen a few, even neutron stars and white dwarves with rings...
I have never seen the primary star with rings though, although entering a system which has a star with a large ring could lead to you "spawning" inside the ring and having an emergency stop from SC and is perhaps why they don't exist.
I believe they don't exist perhaps for this reason, but I would welcome to be corrected if indeed they do exist and this is why people are getting excited.. something new and unknown its not nit-picking.
That image from friedenrich would be a welcome addition if ringed main stars were a thing, I imaging the lighting in said rings outside of SC would be pretty spectacular being lit by the primary star and all
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Sorry if it sounded like nitpicking from my side, but OP pretended clearly having found a ringed Arrival star, which would be the first time. Oviously he was mistaken.
However, I find the "ringed" stars in ED a bis underwhelming. There are nothing but the same rings than those of planets put on a star, sometimes far within the roche Limit (especially with Neutron stars). Nothing that would exist IRL. I'd really like to see a realistic protoplanetary disk or akkretion disk of dust and gas rather than those rings that look more like circular gravel roads.
Imagine the look of a X-Ray Binary or a real looking pulsar... *droool*
However, I find the "ringed" stars in ED a bis underwhelming. There are nothing but the same rings than those of planets put on a star, sometimes far within the roche Limit (especially with Neutron stars). Nothing that would exist IRL. I'd really like to see a realistic protoplanetary disk or akkretion disk of dust and gas rather than those rings that look more like circular gravel roads.
Imagine the look of a X-Ray Binary or a real looking pulsar... *droool*
Ringed M-class stars are actually pretty common in black hole systems like that, just gotta bounce from system to system until you find one. Ringed K-class stars have proven to exist as well, but they're a little rarer. 
Ringed G-class stars, on the other hand...so far there's only one.
On the subject though, I think that within the confines of the game it's not possible to encounter a ringed main star either, for the same reasons as touched upon above: imagine dropping into a system and crashing into the star's rings immediately. Folks wouldn't be too happy.
Ringed G-class stars, on the other hand...so far there's only one.
On the subject though, I think that within the confines of the game it's not possible to encounter a ringed main star either, for the same reasons as touched upon above: imagine dropping into a system and crashing into the star's rings immediately. Folks wouldn't be too happy.
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I believe within the Collection of Wonders there is also a ringed white dwarf and neutron star as well. I know it's uncommon to see a ringed M-class but I'm surprised that OP doesn't find those two to be of note. In my opinion, the ringed remnants are infinitely more interesting.
The original system, 'Collection of Wonders', is well-known for the reasons stated by EtherealCereal.
Y, L, and T class stars with rings are common.
M-class stars are unusual, but can be found. This is also true for white dwarves and neutron stars.
K-class are highly unusual.
Only a single G-class star with rings is currently known.
Anyone finding a star larger than G-class with a rings will be in the records books for sure.
Y, L, and T class stars with rings are common.
M-class stars are unusual, but can be found. This is also true for white dwarves and neutron stars.
K-class are highly unusual.
Only a single G-class star with rings is currently known.
Anyone finding a star larger than G-class with a rings will be in the records books for sure.
My OP had a question, HOW?
Cheers CMIV
Cheers CMIV
1. It's not the main star in your post, as it has been now established
2. Stars can be ringed ingame if they aren't main stars. Ringed stars do not exist IRL as far as we know to date. Those rings ingame are some Kind of "ersatz" for protoplanetary or akkretion disks.
I've seen a G class with rings on my travels other than the one mentioned, I think ringed stars only occur for stars in "planetary" orbits around a much larger star. The stellar forge therefore treats them as a "planet", they have the same odds of having rings as any other planet. But main-sequence stars in planetary orbits are themselves rare, so ringed ones are even rarer, but your chances increase in Black hole systems (imo) as sometimes the stars orbit the BH and thus behave like planets.
of course I may be wrong as ringed stars isn't something I have actively looked for but I have seen many of them - the galaxy has some wonders locked within it and just because someone hasn't put it on a list doesn't mean it doesn't exist
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the galaxy has some wonders locked within it and just because someone hasn't put it on a list doesn't mean it doesn't exist
Seen as we have yet only discovered 0,003% of the galaxy, noone can deny anything from possibly existing, that's true. Maybe even a wormhole (that's my personal Moby ). Or the Spaghetti Monster.
Beautiful Pictures BTW.
EDIT: "You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Kenneth Mcgrew again." Noty
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Until someone confirms another ringed G-class (with pictures) the story stands. Actually, now I really want to see that!
Ringed stellar bodies of any and all kinds, especially the exotically rare and exotically big, are presently what keep me out in the void.
Ringed stellar bodies of any and all kinds, especially the exotically rare and exotically big, are presently what keep me out in the void.
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Thanks for all your replies, very informative - cheers.
CMIV
CMIV
Fabulous oddity, not something we see every day , nice find
The skaudai region ? Wasn't there some alien ruins discovered around there recently ( update 2.3 ? ) A bunch of us is off on a summer trip out to that region we will be meeting up on the 12th August if anyone is interested, shout me up and I'll point you to the info .
The skaudai region ? Wasn't there some alien ruins discovered around there recently ( update 2.3 ? ) A bunch of us is off on a summer trip out to that region we will be meeting up on the 12th August if anyone is interested, shout me up and I'll point you to the info .